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' f Laim Patent No. 70,156, ma omweg, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN PLATED WARE.

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TO ALL'WHOM IT MAY CONOERN:

Be it known that I, 'JARED C. BLACKMAN, of West Meriden, in the Vcountyof New Haven, and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in the Manufacture of Plated Ware; and I do herebydeclarethat the following is a full, clear, and cxact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make-and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawing; forming part ofthis specification.

This improvement is especially intended for use 'in connection withgoods and articles that are to heplatcd` with any of the preciousmetals, such as knives, forks, spoons, plates, waiters, cups, pitchers,urns, household articles, and vessels of all kinds. l

By the usual method of platingr such articles, the plating orcoveringr-oi` the precious metal is so exceedingly thin that it soonwears olf from those portions that are most subjected to abrasion,namely, at the resting or contact points, and at such poi'nts thegrosser metal composing the body of the article is soon exposed to view.

The object of this improvement is to'prevent the exposure of the grossermetal; and my invention consists inA applying to the said articles anadditional or extra film of tbeprecious metal at and near said restingor contact points.l The said extra lm is to be applied in any suitablemanner, either before or-after the plating of the articles is done.

- Having thus'stated tbe general object'and nature of my invention, itwill only be necessary for me to illustrate and describe a single formof its practical application.

The drawing represents an edge view of an ordinary spoon, with itsresting or contact points shown in section.

A, the bodyof the spoon, made of'any suitable material to be platedbyany of the known means with precious metal. B, the ordinary contact orresting points of the spoon, where the abrasion or wearing oli` of thepreciousY metal first occurs. C, the entra film of precious metal, whichI insert or apply to the body of the spoon either before or after theplating is done.- 'The method of applying the lin C, which I prefer, isto inlay or solder the said film to the body A; or the film may bepressed into or upon the body A by means of a suiti able press. Afterthefilm C has been applied to the body A, the latter is completely platedwith a {ihn of" .precious metal similar in kind to vthe film C.

It will bereadily understood that when the contact or resting points ofplated articles are protected by an extra film, substantially as I havedescribed, no exposure of the grosser metal will be likely to o ccur inthe ordinary use of such protected articles at such points.Y

I do not limit or confine my invention to any particular kind or form ofplated ware, nor to the use of any particular number of protectingfilms. The said extra film is to be applied upon any portion of any kindof plated ware-or article where its use.may be desired.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- Y themanufacture of plated ware or articles, providing such articles, attheir points of rest or contact, With a thickness of the same metal asthat with which they are plated, substantially as and for4 the purposedescribed.

JARED C. BLACK-MAN.

Witnesses:

Newton M. BLAGKMAN, WHEELER A. TRACY.

